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| 2.4.5 | Configuring a zone for running VirtualBox | . . . . . 43 |
3 | Configuring virtual machines | 44 | ||
| 3.1 | Supported guest operating systems | . . . . . 44 | |
| 3.2 | . . . . . 45 | ||
| 3.3 | General settings | . . . . . 46 | |
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| 3.3.1 | “Basic” tab | . . . . . 46 |
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| 3.3.2 | “Advanced” tab | . . . . . 46 |
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| 3.3.3 | “Description” tab | . . . . . 47 |
| 3.4 | System settings | . . . . . 47 | |
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| 3.4.1 | “Motherboard” tab | . . . . . 47 |
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| 3.4.2 | “Processor” tab | . . . . . 48 |
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| 3.4.3 | “Acceleration” tab: hardware vs. software virtualization | . . . . . 49 |
| 3.5 | Display settings | . . . . . 51 | |
| 3.6 | Storage settings | . . . . . 51 | |
| 3.7 | Audio settings | . . . . . 54 | |
| 3.8 | Network settings | . . . . . 54 | |
| 3.9 | Serial ports | . . . . . 55 | |
| 3.10 | USB support | . . . . . 56 | |
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| 3.10.1 | USB settings | . . . . . 56 |
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| 3.10.2 | Implementation notes for Windows and Linux hosts . . | . . . . . 58 |
| 3.11 | Shared folders | . . . . . 58 | |
| 3.12 | Alternative firmware (EFI) | . . . . . 58 | |
4 | Guest Additions | 60 | ||
| 4.1 | Introduction | . . . . . 60 | |
| 4.2 | Versions | . . . . . 61 | |
| 4.3 | Windows Guest Additions | . . . . . 62 | |
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| 4.3.1 | Installing the Windows Guest Additions | . . . . . 62 |
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| 4.3.2 | Updating the Windows Guest Additions | . . . . . 63 |
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| 4.3.3 | Unattended Installation | . . . . . 64 |
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| 4.3.4 | Manual file extraction | . . . . . 64 |
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| 4.3.5 | Windows Vista networking | . . . . . 64 |
| 4.4 | Linux Guest Additions | . . . . . 65 | |
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| 4.4.1 | Installing the Linux Guest Additions | . . . . . 65 |
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| 4.4.2 | Video acceleration and high resolution graphics modes | . . . . . 66 |
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| 4.4.3 | Updating the Linux Guest Additions | . . . . . 67 |
| 4.5 | Solaris Guest Additions | . . . . . 67 | |
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| 4.5.1 | Installing the Solaris Guest Additions | . . . . . 67 |
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| 4.5.2 | Uninstalling the Solaris Guest Additions | . . . . . 68 |
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| 4.5.3 | Updating the Solaris Guest Additions | . . . . . 68 |
| 4.6 | OS/2 Guest Additions | . . . . . 68 | |
| 4.7 | Folder sharing | . . . . . 68 | |
| 4.8 | Seamless windows | . . . . . 71 | |
| 4.9 | Hardware 3D acceleration (OpenGL and Direct3D 8/9) . . . . | . . . . . 72 |
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